bhuaipe

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • (Bernera) IPA(key): /ˈfoç(ə)/[1] (corresponding to the form bhoiche)
  • (Lochs) IPA(key): /ˈfojʰp(ə)/, /ˈvojʰp(ə)/[2] (corresponding to the form bhoipe)
  • (Harris, Uist) IPA(key): /ˈvuehpə/[3], [ˈvuɘhpə][1]
  • (Wester Ross) IPA(key): /ˈvuəhi/[4] (corresponding to the form bhuaithe)

Pronoun

bhuaipe (emphatic bhuaipese)

  1. third-person singular feminine of bho: from her, from it

Inflection

Personal inflection of bhuaipe
Person: simple emphatic
singular first bhuam bhuamsa
second bhuat bhuatsa
third m bhuaithe bhuaithesan
f bhuaipe bhuaipese
plural first bhuainn bhuainne
second bhuaibh bhuaibhse
third bhuapa bhuapasan

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  4. ^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN